5 pounds of heroin seized by BP in Fallbrook

Press-Enterprise
July 9, 2009

Border Patrol agents seized more than 5 pounds of heroin Tuesday after they stopped a car near Old Highway 395 and Pala Mesa Road in Fallbrook, authorities said.

Agents working in the Fallbrook area pulled over a Nissan Maxima about 5:30.p.m. on Old Highway 395, which runs along Interstate 15.

A Border Patrol dog detected a suspicious odor coming from the rear bumper, a Border Patrol news release said. Inside, agents found four small bundles of heroin.

Agents arrested the 25-year-old man driving the car, as well as a 49-year-old woman riding with him. The Border Patrol identified both as Mexican nationals.

--Sarah Burge

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